View Full Version : Jackie Robinson Auto Real or Fake
Jedi500
05-29-2016, 11:00 AM
I came across a listing for a Jackie Robinson Auto and I can't tell if it is real. I was told this was the place to go. The thing that worries me is the "J" as it is usually more looping. Any help is very much appreciated
http://i794.photobucket.com/albums/yy228/Yankeesfan_photos/Robinson1_zpsvmrg5sg5.jpg (http://s794.photobucket.com/user/Yankeesfan_photos/media/Robinson1_zpsvmrg5sg5.jpg.html)
callou2131
05-29-2016, 11:42 AM
Welcome from Blowout, Dont have a clue, but there are some here that certainly do.
toyman55
05-29-2016, 04:45 PM
bad!
Here is what it should look like.
MooseDog
05-29-2016, 06:59 PM
Look carefully at the surface of the postcard, the side that the autograph is on. Check for evidence that there might have been a pencil signature on it and been erased...are some spots lighter than others? Is there any indentation in the paper where a previous signature might have been. Is the postmark from Brooklyn?
The "k" in Jackie appears to be a dead giveaway, the signature doesn't have the confident flair you would see in a normal Jackie. As a collector, you shouldn't want to buy or own signatures with obvious flaws when nice ones exist.
mighty bombjack
05-29-2016, 08:45 PM
I wouldn't buy it at any price.
Jedi500
05-29-2016, 11:16 PM
Look carefully at the surface of the postcard, the side that the autograph is on. Check for evidence that there might have been a pencil signature on it and been erased...are some spots lighter than others? Is there any indentation in the paper where a previous signature might have been. Is the postmark from Brooklyn?
The "k" in Jackie appears to be a dead giveaway, the signature doesn't have the confident flair you would see in a normal Jackie. As a collector, you shouldn't want to buy or own signatures with obvious flaws when nice ones exist.
It is a listing so I only can see pictures. The back side of it is postmarked July 13, 1950 and is addressed to the same guy who is selling it.
MooseDog
05-30-2016, 12:14 AM
It is a listing so I only can see pictures. The back side of it is postmarked July 13, 1950 and is addressed to the same guy who is selling it.
Maybe it's a Charlie DiGiovanna original!
http://opinionofkingmansperformance.blogspot.com/2012/02/charlie-brow-digiovanna.html
RichardSimon
05-30-2016, 06:33 AM
Think of Simon & Garfunkel and you will know who signed it.
mr2686
05-30-2016, 10:20 AM
And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
rlevy
05-31-2016, 10:57 AM
if that is Mrs. Robinson's signature, then I don't know who signed the back of his 1956 payroll check from the Dodgers.
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RichardSimon
05-31-2016, 12:46 PM
I am good friends with a man who has a huge collection of Jackie Robinson autographs and who is considered by me and other dealers to be the most knowledgeable in the country when it comes to Jackie's signature.
I showed him a copy of this payroll check because I wanted to be certain before stating anything further here.
"Definitely Rachel. 100%" was his reply.
Johnny630
05-31-2016, 05:07 PM
Here is my Jackie
rlevy
06-10-2016, 10:11 AM
I am good friends with a man who has a huge collection of Jackie Robinson autographs and who is considered by me and other dealers to be the most knowledgeable in the country when it comes to Jackie's signature.
I showed him a copy of this payroll check because I wanted to be certain before stating anything further here.
"Definitely Rachel. 100%" was his reply.
thanks Richard, that was always my assumption, but good to get experts' opinions.
Rick